Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-12-16
Sleeping Apartments

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must not be forgotten that we spend a
considerable portion of our lives In
the bed-chamber. aud therefore, Its
healthfulness cannot IA TO have a very
important bearing upon our physical
well-being" Everybody, indeed. who
is actuatcd by due regard for health
and real comfort will consider an equal
degree Of attention necessary in giving
attention to the size. situation, temp err
allure and cleanliness of the apartment
he occupies during the hours of repose,
as OF the parlor, drawing room or any
other apartment; and yet how very Of
ten do we find families crowded at
ghtin obscure and confined cha N bors.
Of dimens ons scarcely more ample
than those of An old fashioned closet.
VIII lie perhaps in the majority OF in
stances, the best rooms in the whole
house are set apart for the sole purpose
OF destinations d splay. Now it 10 very
important that the largest and most
elevated room, or rooms. upon the
second floor of the dwelling. be sppro-
pnated for the purposes Of sleeping.
and that the same be properly ventilst-
ed during the daytime and during all
seasons Of the year.
There are few houses. tho rooms of
which are so situated as to render good
ventilation imposs bio, and the infu-
ence Of this practice upon the health OF
inmates is too important TO permit be.
ing neglected from any slight cause.
A bedchamber should be diycsted OF
all unnecessary furniture AMI unless of
considerable size. should never contain
more than one bed. There cannot be
n more pcrnic ons custom than that pur-
sued by some. indeed bv many families.
Of having their children sleep ia sm III
apartments. with twb AMI sonetim -
with three beds crowdei into The sam
room. II scarcslF neccSsar, To oh
serve that cleanliness. in the most ex-
ten,ive Specification OF the term, i. if
possible even more necessary with
reference to the bed-c ram Der than
with almost any other apartment in
the whole house. The prsct C, OF
sleeping in Il room VIII CHI is Occupis
during the daytime is extremely un-
wise. Perfect cleanliness aud sufficient
free vent latiOn cannot under such CIR
cumstanccs he preserved. especially
during cold wetthsr; heacc the / tmo,-
pbere become. more v tated, and a Ito
gether unit for respirat on. While too
great degree OF caution cannot be OBJ
served to avoid sleeping in damp
rooms. be- Is or clothing, the tempera-
ture of the bei-chamber. II possible,
should never be increase under the
ordinary circumstances of health, by
artificial means A this apartm .nt i
to be reserved solely for sleep, u fire is
never necessary. excepting. possibly.
during extreme col weather aud even
then, The temperature ought not to ex-
ceed fifty degrees.
a sleeping apartment in VIII ch a
ltNNN nlt HdS D'fli htDN III vel At
hours prior to retiring. NAV to some
persons. at first thought offer great
comfort But, right here, great danger
Is very liable TO occur. s,ncc by heating
the room TO such an extent a. has been
referred to the system becomes greatly
enervated. creating an increased
hi1ifNy 70 tha ipnnnnpa nf thu
cold air. and thus the way is opened TO
the attack Of some Of the most ser Gus
disease. especially Of the throat and
lungs Happy indeed. should those
persons esteem themselves whose
means forbid an indulgence in this form
of luxury! A person accustomed to
undross IN n room W thOut a fire, and to
seek repose in cold bed, will not ex-
perience the least inconven ence. even
in the severest of Winter weather. Tho
natural heat of the body Will very
speedily render n pcr.On, under such
circum stances. even more comfortable
than he or she W ii be who sleeps in q
heated apartment, rs eNper ence has
amply yer fled. But this - not all.
The constitution of the one accustomed
to sleeping in room which is not
art ficially heated will b. rendered more
robust and strong. and far less
susceptible to the influence of artificial
vicissitudes, than that person who is
not so accustomed to sleep. -G Good
Housekeeping.
Johnny's Illustration.